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About Magarda Village

Magarda is a mid sized village in Kawardha tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 839, made up of 415 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Magarda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magarda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Kawardha
Pincode 495445
Area (hectares) 207.77 hectares
Population 839
Male Population 415
Female Population 424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Magarda compares

By the 2011 count Magarda is the 87th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 207.77 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Magarda

Magarda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Magarda as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Magarda from other places

Magarda lies about 9.1 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 71 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Magarda
Tehsil headquarters Kawardha 4.7 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 71 km

Villages closest to Magarda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kawardha tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Magarda

As per the Census of India 2011, Magarda village had a population of 839. That makes it the 87th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Magarda village has 415 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magarda has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Magarda is 495445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Magarda covers 207.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Magarda falls under Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Magarda is Hathbandh, about 71 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Magarda.

Magarda is about 9.1 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magarda is in Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Kawardha is about 4.7 km away. Kabeerdham is about 9.1 km away. Hathbandh is about 71 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dullapur (under 2 km), Bhimpuri (under 2 km) and Sonpuri (1.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Magarda today is likely to be higher.

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